Fastening device for antiskidding means.



H. MAYER & e. SC HL ATTER. A

FASTENING DEVICE FOR ANTISKIDDING MEANS. APPLICATION man wk: 5. 1911*.

1,246,132 Patented N0v..13, 1917av inert [021g -H. MAYER & e; SCHLATTER. FASTENiNG DEVICE-FOR ANTISKIDDING MEANS. Arrucmofl m'zo Jun 5. 1911.

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Tdaill whom it if I Switzerland, residing Y'at Steinach, Switzerland have inventedcertainfnew and useful Improvements in Fastening Devices' jfor Antiskidding Means; and we dohereby de- J clare'the following-1 tobe a-gfull, clear, and

exact description of theinventmn, such as will enable others skilled inv the art to which itfappertains ,to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompany ng drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to antiskidding means for vehicle -wheels and it has for its object to provide a device for securing in a detachable manner antiskidding means to such wheels and particularly to metal wheels.

Compared with known fastening devices of this kind, the device according to this invention is characterized in that the fastening or. fixing of the antiskidding' chain is effected without the use of any special fastening means diflicult to manufacture and therefore usually expensive. A further ad vantage of the fastening device according to this invention consists inthat it increases onl to a small degreethe weight of the wheel and that the chain is prevented from exerting any-detrimental stresses upon the wheel, when the latter is moved. 7 c According to this invention the end-member of "the antiskidding chain has the shape of an elongated fastening loop or link, which is inserted into a correspondingly shaped slot of the wheel. This slot may be pro: vided in the felly or in that part of the felly which forms a web or connection between two spokes, the fastening loop being then] fixed in theproperposition, on one end by a link connectingit to the antiskidding chain and on the other end by a chain-hook 00 operating with this end, The *link this forms a rigid bar whichvpasses through the felly and'gives a fixed anchorage for the ends of the chain. I

This invention will now be more particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate several constructional examples of the in ention.

- Applicatioii filed June 1917. seriaino. 172350;

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- Fig. '5 is a section'on'therline V-Vfdf V I ,Fig.,,. and

Figs.,4 and 5, sothat a part of the wall of 1 the slot pro]ec ,m msaim DEviCE Fen ANTI SKIDD1Z1 1. T(;r Mfliklqsgi v 1 I Specification 6 2 Letters Patent l. f nf N9? .1 1 17,11

Inthese drawings: Figuresl to 3 show one embodiment,

Fig. lfbeing a radi lsection throughthe V fellyand the fadjoining part'sof a wheel; i

i ro e tion 'th Hn H1 of Fig.1, and' i 1 Fig.3 a cross-sectioniline V ofFig.1

, Figa 4: is, a 'vie'wflin elevation ,ofa part of a5 wheeh'sho'wing another. arrangement, of the .,Fig;6'is was seesaw; a e wheel, showingstill another'arrangement of the slot.

In the-embodiment shown in Figs. 1 to 3 the antiskidding chain 1 passes over the wheel tire 2 and the felly 3 ofametal wheel, the upper part ofwhich is shown in Fig.1? The end member of thechain 1 has the shape j of an elongated fastening loop or link 5, which is inserted in a slot provided in a part of the wheel forming a bridge between the f felly3 and a spoke 6. This slot is preferably lined with a sleeve 7. The loop 5. is secured in this position in the slot on the one side by means of the shackle 4; connecting it to the chain and on the other side by means of the fastening hook 8 cooperatingwith the oppo site end of loop or link 5. Hook 8 is provided with a safety shackle 9. It is evident that the chain-shackle 4must-belarger than v the cross-section of said slot so that it cannot be drawn through. There is no detrimental weakening of the'metal. wheel owing to the provision of the slot'in the web portions betweenthe spokes, as sufficient matei rial i e-provided bythe turning over or thick ening of the metal around the'openings. 9.5

a As shown inFigs. 4' and 5"the slot 10,

portion of the felly 3, which lies between 1 two spokes 6; 'In this case a flange. is'l0 formed at each :end of the slot. i

In the construction. shownin Fig. 6 the hole 10 is arrangednearer the center of thewheel than in the embodiment "shown in:

ts from the inner edge of the I felly toward the axis of the Wall.

It is to be understood that changes in details of construction within the scope of the claims maybe made to suit ti t Q F Y P QCQ of the manufacturer and the requirements of use.

What We claim is:

l. A device for securing in a detachable manner antiskidding means to a Wheel, comprising an elongated loop adapted to be inserted in a slot provided in the telly of the Wheel a member connecting said loop at one 7 end to the antiskidding means and a hook at the other end of the antiskidding means and cooperating with said loop.

2. A device for securing in a detachable manner antiskidding means to a Wheeh comprising an elongated loop adapted to be inserted in a slot provided in the telly, a member connecting said loop at one end to the antiskidding means and a hook at the other end of the antiskidding means and cooperating With said loop, the latter being secured in said slot on one side by means of said member and on the other side by means'of the hook.

3. A device for securing in a detachable manner an antiskidding chain to a Wheel, comprising an elongated loop adapted to be inserted in a slot provided in the telly, a sleeve inserted in said slot, an anti-skidding chain, a shackle connecting said loop to the antiskidding chain and a hook at the other end of the antiskidding chain and cooperating with said loop.

4. A device for securing in a detachable manner anti-skidding means to a Wheel, comprising a rigid'link adapted to be inserted in a slot provided in the felly of the Wheel, anti-skidding means connected to said link at one end and a detachable device at the other end of the anti-skidding mea ns and cooperating With said link.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our invention, We have signed our names.

HEINRICH MAYER. GUSTAV SCHLATTER.

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